2 Kings 14:18:42 Kgs.14.18.W4TAB
הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם
halohem
“are they not”
- Transliteration
- ha-LO-HEM
- Extended
- hah-LOH-HEEM
- IPA
- /hă.loːˈheːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- are they not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-LO-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM
- clause
ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-REI ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA
- sentence
ve-YE-ter div-REI a-mats-ya-HU ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-REI ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The interrogative halo-hem {הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם | hä-lō-hĕm} “are they not” forms a rhetorical question expecting affirmation.
In context — 2 Kings 14:18
And the rest of the deeds of Amaziah—are they not inscribed in the book of annals of the kings of Judah ?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 14:18, so the Hebrew word הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם (halohem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.14.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.18.W4.S1) and character.